The deadly dangers of a packed lunch

The deadly dangers of a packed lunch

This 1974 canteen list is blowing people’s minds.Source:Facebook

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On news.com.au today, the body of a man who went missing at a popular NSW beach was discovered in the early hours of this morning, nearly 700kg of dead fish have been removed from the Darling River following the second mass death in less than a month, and a school canteen menu from 1974 has left people shocked at the types of foods that used to be on offer.

8:40am

Las Vegas shooter’s motive revealed

A high-stakes gambler who rained a hail of gunfire down on a crowd of country music fans, killing 58, took any specific motive for the 2017 attack to his grave, the FBI said on Tuesday as it concluded the investigation into the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.

Stephen Paddock wanted to die in infamy, inspired in part by his father’s reputation as a bank robber who was once on the FBI most wanted list, the report said. In many ways, he was similar to other active shooters the FBI has studied.

The agency found no “single or clear motivating factor” to explain why Paddock carried out the attack from his suite in a high-rise casino hotel.

The 64-year-old fatally shot himself as police closed in.

“It wasn’t about MGM, Mandalay Bay or a specific casino or venue,” Aaron Rouse, the agent in charge of the FBI’s Las Vegas office, told The Associated Press.

“It was all about doing the maximum amount of damage and him obtaining some form of infamy.”

The FBI findings claim Paddock wanted infamy from the shooting.Source:Supplied

8:10am

Nearly 700kg of dead fish moved from river

The clean up of another mass fish kill in the Menindee in NSW’s far west has resulted in nearly 700kg of fish being moved from the Darling River.

The clean up comes less than a month after up to a million fish died in the area, with hundreds of thousands once again blanketing the river.

The majority of fish affected were bony herring with contractors removing up to 700kg of dead fish on Monday, the NSW Department of Primary Industries said. A similar amount was expected to be removed on Tuesday.

NSW Regional Water Minister Niall Blair visited Menindee on Tuesday to see first-hand what he’s termed an “environmental catastrophe”.

The DPI says the Menindee deaths are the result of critically low levels of dissolved oxygen — likely linked to the mixing of weir pool water following a drop in temperatures in recent days.

It is estimated that millions of fish have died in the latest mass death event.

Scores of dead fish floating on the Darling river in Menindee. Picture: Robert Gregory/AFPSource:AFP

7:45am

Two charged over Qld shooting

Two men have been charged after another man was allegedly assaulted and shot in the leg in southeast Queensland.

Two man, aged 43 and 39, allegedly assaulted a 40-year-old man at a Beenleigh house on January 22.

It is alleged the 43-year-old shot the man in the calf before fleeing the scene with the other alleged attacker.

The victim was taken to Princess Alexandra Hospital in a serious condition.

Detectives on Tuesday charged the 43-year-old man with one count of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, two counts of unlawful possession of a firearms and one count of possession of explosives.

He is due appear at Beenleigh Magistrates Court today.

The 39-year-old was charged with one count each of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm and possessing dangerous drugs.

He is due to appear at Beenleigh Magistrates Court on February 13.

7:20am

1974 canteen list goes viral

A NSW school canteen menu from the ’70s is being shared across social media, with today’s schools likely banned from selling the majority of the items of the list.

Kevin Hayes posted a photo of the old Berala school canteen menu to Facebook this week and it has attracted a lot of attention, with people commenting on how different it is to menus today.

There were a lot more sweet items on offer for kids back in 1974, including doughnuts, cakes, finger buns, custard tarts, chocolate eclair, Wagon Wheels.

Another thing people noticed was just how cheap everything used to be.

A large meat pie only cost 20 cents, a sausage roll was 12 cents, a Vegemite sandwich was just 11 cents and if you only wanted butter and bread it was just 8 cents.

Plain chips were 12 cents, an icy pole was 3 cents and an orange juice would set you back just 10 cents.

Social media users took to the comment section to reminisce about what they used to order.

“Wow, most of those items would not be allowed to be sold or even consumed in schools these days,” one person said.

“Baked bean sandwich — oh my god! And what kid would have ever eaten a salmon sandwich by choice,” another wrote.

One added: “Space food sticks now there’s a blast from past.”

This 1974 canteen list is blowing people’s minds.Source:Facebook

6:55am

Heavy traffic in Sydney’s south

Road works are causing traffic to build up in Sydney’s south, with traffic very heavy in Engadine.

Traffic is queued up northbound in the Princes Highway and reaches back to Waterfall as a result of the late finishing road works. It is also causing heavy traffic eastbound on Heathcote Rd.

Motorists are being warned to allow for plenty of extra travel time this morning as delays are expected.

ENGADINE: Heavy northbound traffic on the Princes Hwy is queued back to Waterfall due to late finishing roadwork approaching Heathcote Rd. Allow plenty of extra travel time. pic.twitter.com/R3PUPLIkjk

A shocking photo of an “omelette” served to patients at Scottish hospital has been branded “not suitable for a dog”.

The image of the horrific meal shows a tiny omelette so charred from overcooking that pieces have broken off.

It was served to a female patient at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and shared on social media by one of the country’s politicians.

Alex Cole-Hamilton wrote: “My constituent has been in Royal Infirmary Edinburgh 10 days.

“This was her dinner tonight. Food’s been consistently poor. (It’s an omelette btw.)

Social media users were disgusted by the photograph.

One wrote: “That’s an omelette? It looks horrific. And where are the vegetables? One can only recover properly on a balanced healthy diet.

“Making an omelette even for large numbers is not rocket science. Scotland’s flagship hospital is one scary place.”

“Omg you wouldn’t feed that to the dogs. My brother’s in hospital at the moment and he was given a burnt shell pie and equally burnt beans the other day. Equally unsuitable for the dogs,” another said.

Hi @JeaneF1MSP with all the attention on QEUH in Glasgow, I don’t like to add to your burden but I must. My constituent has been in Royal Infirmary Edinburgh 10days. This was her dinner tonight. Food’s been consistently poor. (It’s an omelette btw) can you challenge contractors? pic.twitter.com/M7FQUdar4r

They were killed and scores others injured when Gargasoulas drove through the city’s busy pedestrian Bourke St mall and along footpaths while in a drug-induced psychosis in January 2017.

Ms Mudie’s mother Robyn Davis said her daughter died just a few weeks before her 23rd birthday.

“My beautiful, blond, brown-eyed girl is gone from us forever,” she said.

Gargasoulas’ barrister Theo Alexander submitted to the court that his client’s moral culpability should be reduced because of his mental illness and that he should one day have the opportunity for parole.

—AAP

James Gargasoulas. Picture: Stefan Postles/AAPSource:AAP

5:45am

Man drowns at popular NSW beach

The body of a man who went missing while swimming at a beach in the NSW’s Royal National Park has been found.

Emergency services were called to Wattamolla Beach yesterday just after 6pm following reports that a 20-year-old man has gone missing in the water.

The Indian national was last seen swimming the lagoon, with police divers finding his body a short distance away from where he disappeared in the early hours of this morning.

Authorities will now prepare a report for the Coroner.

Police officers found the man’s body in the early hours of Wednesday morning. Picture: Christian GillesSource:News Corp Australia